The Collier cabin on Meldrum Creek (Wil Stewart in the foreground).
The building was restored by the Canadian Army Engineers in 1989, after public protests against plans to demolish it. This four-room cabin replaced the original, one-room home which the Colliers occupied when they first moved to Meldrum Creek.

In the book, Eric Collier (as his title suggests) paints a picture of the life he led with his family as remote and isolated. They were ‘three against the wilderness’.How did Veasy Collier recall that life?
[Click on the ‘play’ arrow to hear the interview clip below.]

According to Eric Collier’s book, the family headed straight from Riske Creek to Meldrum Creek.Veasy Collier revealed that this was not the whole story.

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I remember my mother reading the Readers Digest condensation of “Three Against the Wilderness” in 1959 to me when I was nine and to two boys who lived up the road. I’ve read the book numerous times and continue to enjoy it – and have in recent years given or loaned a copy to several out doorsmen, friends of mine. Please know that they too have enjoyed it. Please cherish the knowledge that the story is still respected and appreciated.

It’s a book I’ve read several times and I’m still amazed by the idea of going it alone with a family in such a remote area. It is interesting to use today’s technology and to access Google earth and view the area. I hope to make a trip with an adventure bike to the area. I had also viewed the You Tube video interviewing Veasy Collier and found it brought a lot of perspective to the story. It would be nice to meet and talk to him.

My husband was given this book when he was a youngster. I first read it in the late ’70’s and have reread it several times since. In the middle of the current rereading, it finally occurred to me that I could google Medrun Creek and view the same area about which I’m reading. How wonderful to see the area AND listen to the interviews with Veasy Collier!